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QCDRRMC, is again 1st place in the Gawad Kalasag Regional Awards

Quezon City received several awards during the Gawad KALASAG (Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan - Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan) 2017 Regional awarding ceremony held at Novotel Manila, Araneta Center in Quezon City, 31st of July 2017.
City Administrator Alrin Cuña received the awards in behalf of the QC-LGU: 1st Place - Best City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (Highly Urbanized City Category) and 2nd Place - Best Government Emergency Management Service (Advanced Urban GEMS category) in the National Capital Region.Also, the QC’s Barangay Sto. Cristo was awarded 1st place for Best Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee (Urban Barangay Category) along with Melencio Castelo Elementary School as Best Public School 1st place awardee (Urban Category).

The awards were presented by Office of the Civil Defense - NCR Regional Director Maj. Gen. Romulo Cabantac, Jr. and Ret. Gen. Jose Campo of the Metro Manila Development Authority.

The event was organized by the Metro Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MMDRRRMC), through the Office of the Civil Defense, as part of the culminating activities of the National Disaster Resilience Month 2017.